Evaluation of the MB/BacT system and comparison to the BACTEC 460 system and solid media for isolation of mycobacteria from clinical specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3127-3131

  Rohner, Peter ^a   Ninet, Béatrice ^a   Metral, Catherine ^a   Emler, Stefan ^a   Auckenthaler, Raymond ^a  

^a Hop Cantonal de Genève   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI;

EID: 0030666438     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.12.3127-3131.1997     Document Type: Article

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